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Despite a recession in the number of active cases, COVID never went away. Because it is the omicron variant, many who may have contracted the virus did not exhibit any symptoms or respiratory infections and so, they never accessed a medical facility for treatment. Inevitably, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa confirmed that Belize is experiencing yet another […]
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An increase in the number of active cases is concerning, because it means that many more than the two hundred and twenty-one active cases are walking around with COVID. And so there are concerns for vulnerable populations such as the elderly and those who have underlying conditions. While there have been no hospitalizations or deaths […]
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Today, the Belize Police Department held a press briefing on crimes that occurred over the weekend. Among the first topics addressed were two murders which occurred within twenty-four hours of each other. The first was reported in the newscast on Monday; that of twenty-seven-year-old Byron Herrera, but the other, which occurred in Dangriga, somehow went […]
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As we said, there was a second murder that was recorded at the start of the weekend. On Friday night in Dangriga, shots rang out on the south riverside bridge area of town. Despite being mortally wounded by two persons who approached from behind and fired shots at him, Douglas Gonzalez made his way home […]
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ASP Fitzroy Yearwood was also asked for an update on the double murder of Cleon Smith Junior and Kendale Ramirez which occurred on December fourth in the Saint Martin’s area of Belize City. The men, who are from southern Belize, were inside a parked vehicle on Electric Avenue when a young man brandishing a gun […]
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The National Fire Service has completed its investigation into a fire at a house in Sand Hill Village on December fourth. The wooden structure, as has been reported, was the scene of the November seventeenth triple murder of Emerson Garcia, Charleston Jenkins and Jareem Davis. No one was at the property at the time of […]
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It is not a bank heist, but thieves got away with an ATM containing over one hundred thousand dollars. Today, the Belize Police Department confirmed with the media that an ATM at the Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico in San Roman Village, Corozal was stolen from the school’s compound. But it would seem that the four […]
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A trio of men, reportedly belong to an offshoot of the MS-13 gang known as Normandie Locos Salvatrucha, was arrested and charged before being taken to court today to be arraigned for being members of a gang. Thirty-five-year-old Hilberto Ruiz, a truck driver of Antelope Street Extension, his younger sibling, thirty-year-old Angel Antonio Ruiz, and […]
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Leader of the Opposition Shyne Barrow says that he supports the call for transparency in the companies’ registry. Reporters spoke with Barrow at the adjournment of Monday’s House meeting. During his remarks, he asserted that the newly launched Online Business Registry System lacks transparency and is an example of bad governance. Barrow questioned the government’s […]
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The Belize International Financial Services Association, BIFSA, says it supports government’s initiative to modernize the Companies Act and the Online Business Registry System. BIFSA states in a press release that based on an Economic Impact Assessment report which it commissioned, the financial services industry contributes at least twenty-five million US dollars in foreign currency, or […]
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Last night, we told you about the Briceño administration’s successful negotiations with Venezuela over the Petrocaribe debt. The Government of Belize was able to work out a significant discount, close to quarter of a billion dollars, off the outstanding debt. It is a win for Belize, since the restructured debt agreement will reduce the nation’s […]
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Reporters also asked Barrow for his take on the cooperation between Belize and Venezuela. Only a couple weeks ago, the Biden Administration eased the U.S’s oil sanctions on Venezuela after President Maduro and Venezuela’s opposition signed an agreement to set up a UN-mandated fund. Here is what Barrow had to say. Shyne Barrow, Leader […]
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The Government of Belize is working towards the establishment of a credit report system in Belize. A credit report is basically a statement that has information about your financial activity and current credit situation such as loan payment history and the status of your account. Prime Minister John Briceño introduced the Credit Reporting Bill 2022 […]
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Prime Minister Briceño also introduced a Fiscal Incentives Bill to the House of Representatives. The revised Fiscal Incentives Act will see Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises taking advantage of a million dollars in duty and excise duty exemptions, among other benefits. It’s a huge step in the advancement of the M.S.M.E. sector here in Belize. […]
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Human Rights Day was celebrated on Saturday and in conjunction with the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights, the International Office for Migration, I.O.M completed a legal identity survey in Midway Village, Toledo. It’s part of a bigger project involving villages in the southernmost part of Belize where a lot of the residents […]
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It’s a predominantly Maya village that was established decades ago, but Midway Village in Toledo has long outgrown the capacity that its water system can supply. Chairman of the village, John Bo, told News Five on Saturday that the water pressure is low because of the number of people the system has to serve. So […]
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We reported that the amnesty application program has been extended for another three months. This means that the International Office for Migration, I.O.M, will be conducting migrant hubs in rural communities again for the benefit of those irregular migrants who did not get a chance or who now want to apply in this extension period […]
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Inspiration Promotions is back with their fourth annual children’s Christmas party in the Port Loyola Community. The foundation was first launched over a decade ago as a way to give back to children in the community. Inspiration Promotions have been supporting children to return to school with haircuts and school supplies, since its launch. Four […]
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Less than a month ago, youth parliamentarians took their seats in the National Assembly to hold parliament. It was a debate on the topic: Vocational Education Development and saw students from high schools and tertiary-level institutions across the country make presentations either for or against the placement of vocational facilities in every district. One such […]
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It was all celebration for the children at Stella Maris School this morning. The school hosted its annual Christmas party today in collaboration with the Shirley Young Foundation and the Minister of Education. It was a joyful event where each student received a plate of food and a gift. News Five’s Paul Lopez has the […]
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There is major news coming out of the Prime Minister’s visit to Venezuela a few weeks ago. As we have reported, during his recent trip Prime Minister John Briceño met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and discussed the close relations between both countries. Among the matters deliberated during that visit was Belize’s debt to Venezuela […]
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And while negotiations with Venezuela have saved tax payers millions of dollars, the Government of Belize presented its fourth Supplementary Appropriation Bill for this fiscal year before today. The need for additional funds was triggered primarily by the devastation left behind in the wake of Hurricane Lisa. The Government of Belize sought authorization for the […]
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Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow responded to Prime Minister Briceño’s supplementary budget presentation with assertions that Hurricane Lisa is being used as an opportunity to “fleece the national coffers”. Sparks flew across the aisle when Barrow questioned the prime minister about the purchase of a vehicle currently in the P.M.’s use. Here is […]
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The Caribbean Development Bank has agreed to loan the Development Finance Corporation twelve million Belize dollars to support the financing of the Tertiary education in Belize. D.F.C., however, must first obtain the approval of the National Assembly to increase its foreign debt. As a result, this morning a loan motion to this end was brought […]
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And as another loan to the D.F.C., The International Cooperation and Development Fund Taiwan (I.C.D.F.) has agreed to loan the D.F.C. ten million dollars to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (M.S.M.E.) .The facility is part of Taiwan’s I.C.D.F. efforts to support the recovery of M.S.M.E.’s after the COVID19 pandemic, with a focus on women […]
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